Thursday

James Chronister in residence: Lux Art Institute hosts the pointillist painter for a month-long residency, where the public is invited to come and watch him create a large-scale photorealistic painting with white dots on a black canvas, today through April 13; hours, 1 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; 1550 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas; $5 adults over 21, good for two visits during same residency; free to 20 and under; 760-436-6611 or luxartinstitute.org.

“Time Stands Still” closing weekend: North Coast Repertory Theatre presents the Donald Margulies drama about a pair of journalists — one a writer, the other a photographer — trying to settle into suburban life after years of covering war abroad; 8 p.m. today through Saturday; North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987D Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach; $37-$54; northcoastrep.org or (858) 481-1055.

“Dreams on Campus” Youth Art Exhibit: The city of Encinitas and the Mizel Family Foundation host an exhibit of art by members of the Boys and Girls Club of San Dieguito in grades 1 through 8; 5 to 7 p.m.; Civic Center Gallery, 505 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas; (760) 519-1551.

“Doubt, A Parable” opens: PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre presents John Patrick Shanley’s drama about a nun at a Catholic school willing to stop at nothing to remove a priest from his job; opens Friday and runs through April 14; showtimes, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; PowPAC, 13250 Poway Road, Poway; $15-$18;

The Hacienda Project: Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater presents a site-specific performance of four dance works, where the audience will move to four locations within the park to see different pieces choreographed by Isaacs, Liv Isaacs-Nollet and Marsha Rushing; 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and noon; Magee Park, 258 Beech Ave., Carlsbad; free; (619) 225-1803, sandiegodancetheater.org.

Old Town Temecula Bluegrass Festival: The 13th annual two-day festival will feature live jams, workshops and round-the-clock music on two stages; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (also Sunday); Main Street, Temecula; free (special indoor concert at 7 p.m. Saturday has a $15-$20 fee); (951) 678-1456, temeculatheater.org.